Tag: science
Bioethicist discusses why hospitals may deny transplants for intellectually disabled
Amelia Rivera has a genetic disorder that has presented her with many challenges in life. She also needs a kidney transplant. Her mother says a hospital told her she wouldn't be getting the transplant because of her mental disability....
FDA makes confusing, conflicting statements on antibiotic use in farm animals
Late last year, the FDA said it would no longer seek to formally regulate the use of the most common antibiotics in farm animals. A month later, though, the FDA said it would regulate the use of cephalosporins, which represent less than 1 percent of the antibiotics used on farms....
Scientists urge CDC to revise lead exposure level deemed safe in children
A panel of scientists are urging the U.S. government to cut dramatically the level of lead exposure that's believed to be safe, after continued research suggested that even at levels considered safe, neurological damage was occurring. ...
Alzheimer's research funding difficult to come by
Despite its position as a leading cause of death and debilitating disease afflicting many Americans, funding for research on Alzheimer's is sparse. Critics say that's hurting efforts to find a cure....
VIDEO: Rare cancer linked to breast implant in thousands of women
The French company PIP is accused of using industrial grade silicone, rather than medical grade material, in its breast implants, and now the implants have been linked to a rare form of cancer....
Government urges caution as scientists release study on gene mutations in bird flu virus
Scientists in Wisconsin and the Netherlands have successfully mutated the bird flu virus so that it can more easily spread among humans. The idea isn't bioterror, but rather to give us more information to use in the event of a natural or inflicted pandemic flu....
London museum immortalizes invention of paper clips, condoms
London's Science Museum is trying to help us understand the way humble objects we take for granted have a profound impact on our lives....
Himalayan mountain glaciers show signs of global warming
As the global climate changes, one of the clearest manifestations of the change is in the disappearance or shrinking of the glaciers in the Himalayan mountain range. These glaciers provide fresh water to 40 percent of the Earth's population and their disappearance could be devastating....
Government report urges changes to U.S. policies on human subject research
Commission finds that while improvements are needed, there's every reason to believe that experiments that were conducted in Guatemala in the 1940s can never happen again....
U.S. teen pregnancies reaching record-low levels
As comprehensive sex education ramps up and the economy continues to sputter, more women are choosing not to get pregnant in their teens, sending the U.S. teen birth rate to low levels not seen in 70 years....
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